Where does “basag baba” come from?

basag baba (Cebuano) comes from Cebuano basa, from Malay baca, from Sanskrit वाचा, from Sanskrit वाच्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́kš, from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷs, from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ- — to speak, to sound out.

basag baba (Cebuano): noisy; talkative

Definitions

  1. noisy; talkative

Ancestry of “basag baba”, step by step

basag baba traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano basa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobasawet; To wet; to cover or impregnate with liquid;...
2Malaybacato read
3Sanskritवाचाverbally; oath, holy word, word, sacred text;...
4Sanskritवाच्speech, voice, talk, language (also of animals), sound (also of inanimate objects as of the stones used for pressing, of a drum etc.)
5Proto-Indo-Iranianwā́kšspeech, voice; sound?
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwṓkʷsvoice, speech
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwekʷ-to speak, to sound out

via Cebuano baba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanobabathe mouth; the mouth of a river; an outlet,...

via Cebuano og

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CebuanoogIndefinite article, used as object marker for...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wekʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wṓkʷsEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wā́kš